Paige Bueckers 'Good to Go' for Wings After Illness, No Restrictions vs. Mercury

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers will return to action Wednesday night against the Phoenix Mercury.

The No. 1 overall pick has missed her team's last four games due to a concussion and an undisclosed illness. Head coach Chris Koclanes confirmed she's "good to go" and won't have any minutes restriction:

Bueckers said her time out was helpful in terms of diagnosing what's going wrong for the 1-9 Wings:

It's still a little too early to panic about Dallas despite a sluggish start.

The Indiana Fever inspired some skepticism around this point last year when they opened at 1-8 and struggled to meet the sky-high expectations that were set the moment they picked Caitlin Clark first overall. Indy wound up making the playoffs and Clark was a first-team All-WNBA honoree.

The Wings will undoubtedly get a boost once Bueckers is back. She's averaging 14.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 2.0 steals. According to WNBA.com, Dallas has been nearly 10 points per 100 possessions worse without her on the court.

The team also lost an important backcourt reserve in Ty Harris, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the 109-87 win over the Connecticut Sun on May 27.

Straining the Wings' overall depth even further, Teaira McCowan temporarily stepped away for national team duty with Turkey in the FIBA Women's EuroBasket.

Bueckers' return is finally some good news for Dallas ahead of what could be a difficult matchup with Phoenix.